Hi all,

has anyone of you knowledge about the visitation rules at US Penitentiary Pollock - Louisiana ???
What sort of clothes/or colors are you allowed to wear?
What to expect at the security check?Can inmates put in a request for a so-called "special visit" ?
And last but not least,and thats the most important question,are inmates at this facility allowed to have contact visits???
Hope someone can help me with all this,
thanks very much in advance,
take care....................Kerry

Kerry, I wish I could tell you specifically about usp pollock. I can tell you about general federal penetentery guidelines for visiting. You can't wear the colors that the guards of inmates wear, no green, khacki, orange. I have visited in 3 different feds and you may have contact visits as long as he has been processed in and is not on any sort of discipline. Also, no shorts, kulats, or skirts about the knee. No revealing clothing, no low cut tops, no skirts with high skits. Check out the web site www.bop.gov they list most all the rules. And lastly, yes they may request to extend the visit longer if you travel a long time. This basically depends on who is working and if they like the inmate.

I wish I could help you Kerry, but I haven't gotten to Minnesota to visit my son yet so I am not sure of all the rules. I do know at the facility my son is in, there is contact visitation. The suggestion to check out the BOP is a good one but they also tell you to contact the institute to get more information. Also wecome to PTO. It is a great support group.
Brenda

Hi there,

thank you very much for your answers to my questions.The BOP-site turned out to be very helpful,thanks.
Also glad to hear,that there is a possibility to have/put in for special visits......
Nice day.........Kerry

Here is some info and web links that I found for someone else as to visiting regs for US Pens:

Official visiting regulations are here:
http://www.bop.gov/progstat/5267_006.pdf This is the US Fed BOP guideline to visiting.

http://www.bop.gov/visitingfaq.html here is the scoop on visiting in layman’s terms. When I talked with an officer at FCI Englewood, he told me that there was not a limit as to how much you can bring into the visiting room but it must be in change (When I visited my pen pal in FCI Florence, they had a limit of $25.00 if I remember right, it could be in change, or small bills – nothing larger than a 5. I would the first time take 10 in quarters and see what happens then. I do know that in Florence, I actually had more than that amount, but the guard did not worry. He told me that if I wanted I could put the extra into a little safety locker they would issue for me – I had to leave my car keys in it.)
As far as clothing goes, they should be tactful, not form fitting, dresses/skirts to be at least knee length, they must have sleeve and undergarments must be worn.

Also, NO KHAKI colored clothes are allowed in at all I was told.

This site: http://www.bop.gov/ipapg/ipaover.html is a linkable site to various areas with more generic type information.

Kerry,
WOW..you sure are going a long way! I'd like to add that even though these visiting rules are mentioned....sometimes it helps to really go over it all with your loved one. I have noticed they have so many...just to many to actually list!
Take a spare set of clothes...keep them in the car! That aaway if anything doesn't meet their rules....you have a quick fix!
Money...I have been guided to saying 20-25 is as much as you can take in. I suggest atleast half be in coins! The machines run out of change quick...I always take nickles and dimes to since one time the machines would not let me get something because it could not give me change!

As far as being approved to visit....on the application you must fill out...it will ask you how long you have known the person. In order to be placed on the list...you must say you knew him before incareration!
I've read somewhere about special extended visits for persons traveling long ways....and even that it is possible to have it on a non-visiting day. However...I myself have never heard directly from someone who has accomplished this! So.....let us know if it works!

Good luck!

Huh????my reply from yesterday disappeared,no idea where it went to.
the other thing was,i know that they allow a brief embrace at the start/end of a visit....what about holding hands during the visitation?...i guess that depends on the institution too.
and again....a merry Christmas and a happy New Year to all of you !!!
.....Kerry......

Hi Kerry,

You can hug and kiss briefly upon arrival and departure. Yes, you can hold hands. Things like putting arms around each other are frowned on. My husbands cellmate went to the hole for three months and his visits with his girlfriend were terminated for six months for putting his arm around her waist. Some things to be careful of, just a cautionary note. Usually you will get a warning but this particular C.O. is very tough in the visiting room. You can ask me any questions you have, it may be intimidating at first. I understand your desire to be honest, but if you don't put down you knew him/her prior you will be denied in Federal. Your call depending on how badly you want to visit.

Thats the truth! You must put you've known them before there incareration! Or you will surely be denied!

Hi all,
thanks for your answers even though they were not exactly what i was hoping for :)
Decisions,decisions huh...god, i really don't know what to do/to say.i spoke to my friend,asking him about the rule,but he made it sound like as if it's nothing,you know like " hey,no problem","they will approve you","everything is cool-all is good"....but he probably has no clue what he's talking about,as always.smile.
...Kerry...

Hi Kerry,

All the phone calls are monitored, so I wouldn't mention this again. You will either be accepted or denied, they aren't going to question you unless you appeal the denial. They will notify your friend in prison. It takes about 2-3 weeks.
I'm not suggesting anything, but who is to say how you knew him, it doesn't say you have to have visited the US. Can't you "know" someone by mail? Just be careful what you discuss on the phone.

Hello,
no,i am not going to discuss anything with him on the phone,i was thinking about mentioning it in a letter.but this "knowing" him by mail,is a good idea actually,very good,i wouldn't have thought of it at all.thank you,that gives me some kinda hope again
...Kerry...

Kerry , i was trustful and answeredthat Eddie is my penfriend and now boyfriend...and ...they don´t allowed me to visit him :-(!!! Bitte, schreibe, daß Du ihn schon vorher kanntest !!! Ganz WICHTIG !!!! Bei mir ist es vorbei ... no visit allowed..:-(!